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CCC Wednesday Communique — August 28, 2024

Healthy Acadia is coordinating overdose awareness events on August 31st, Int’l Overdose Awareness Day.  Learn more in the announcements below.  

Happy Wednesday!

New this week:

Celebrate Rayitos de Sol
Mano en Mano invites you to celebrate the new childcare building tonight, Wednesday, August 28th, from 5 – 6:30 pm. We will be having food, a tour of the building, and some music to celebrate us welcoming families and children into the space.  Download a flyer to share.

Int’l Overdose Awareness Day

Please join Healthy Acadia on August 31, 2024 for awareness events in Hancock and Washington Counties:
  • A candlelight vigil from 5 – 6:30 pm at the INSPIRE Recovery Center to remember those who have died from an overdose and to reflect on the grief of those they left behind. See flyer for details.
  • A candlelight vigil starting at 6 pm at the University of Maine Machias with a memory board to share photos and stories of loved ones lost to overdose. See flyer for details.

AMHC Welcomes Miki Sawada

AMHC is thrilled to welcome Boston-based concert pianist Miki Sawada, a musician featured in The Boston Globe’s Best of Arts 2021, as she embarks on the Gather Hear Maine Tour. Miki is touring communities nationwide, focusing on rural areas, traveling with her piano to deliver world-class concerts in neighborhood gathering spaces, and connecting with Americans everywhere. On October 1st and 2nd,
Sawada will bring her artistry to Maine with FREE public concerts in Presque Isle and Calais (October 2nd,Washington County Community College Lecture Hall, 4 – 5:15 pm).  Learn more in this press release.  Download a flyer to share.

SCEC Economic Summit
Registration is now open for Sunrise County Economic Summit: The Work of Building Rural Prosperity, October 16th, 10 am — 2:30 pm at the Danforth Town Hall. Please join us as we explore the challenges and opportunities of housing, digital equity & the tourism economy in rural Maine.  This year’s summit will feature a keynote speech by John Egan, Senior Program Officer for Strategic Initiatives at Genesis. After the summit, join the Town Manager of Danforth, Ardis Brown, for a short tour of the new fish way built around the dam in Danforth.  Register here.

Harrington Family Health Center Fall Resource Fair

Harrington Family Health Center is hosting a resource fair on October 19th from 10 am to 2 pm. Our goal is to bring together all our community resources in one place to raise  awareness among community members about the incredible things we can achieve together. The location will be in Harrington. We are just waiting for confirmation to hold this event at the Elementary school. If we are unable to do this event at the school, it will be held at the health center. More information will come within the next two weeks. You are invited to bring information, education, or any materials highlighting your organization to share at the fair. I will be sending out detailed letters with more information soon. This event is completely free of charge, so feel free to bring whatever you feel best represents your organization.  If you have any questions, please reach out to Piera Olzer (207) 483-4502.

Mission vessel Sunbeam to Host Cruise Downeast

On Thursday, September 5, Maine Seacoast Mission’s flagship vessel, the 74-foot Sunbeam, will host a Downeast cruise departing from South Addison. The event is open to the public. Visitors can tour the boat and learn about the Mission’s continued commitment to Maine’s outer islands and the Downeast region. The cruise will take place from 4:30 to 6 pm. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served. Visitors who wish to participate can begin boarding at 3:45 pm. Parking is available at the Addison Town Landing on Marsh Island Road, South Addison.  For inquiries, please contact events@seacoastmission.org or call (207) 801-6008.

September Biz Fit:
Check In & Check Up for Q4 – Going Deeper!

September 6th, 8 – 9:30 am.  Whether you know what “Q4” is, or are trying to ignore it, this session is for you!  We will be joined once again by the talented Graphic Facilitator Marsha Dunn who will artfully capture the ideas and action steps explored during our session. Participants will receive a copy of the final graphic as a reminder for this next fiscal Quarter.  In previous sessions we reflected on practices that help support a healthy and balanced business and self. We’ll dive a bit deeper into those initial ideas and come away with 1-2 individual action steps you can implement during this upcoming fiscal quarter.  This is a very interactive, safe, and welcoming session.  There is no magical right or wrong answer; there is us learning from and inspiring each other towards being our best selves and business owners.  Register here.

Non-Compete Rule Set Aside

Attorney Anne-Marie Story from Rudman Winchell brings this legislative change to employers’ attention:
A decision from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on August 20 sets aside the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule, which was set to take effect as of September 4. The basis of the ruling is that the FTC exceeded its statutory authority in implementing the Rules; the Court concluded that, among other things, the evidence the FTC relied on in support of the rule was insufficient and the FTC did not adequately consider less disruptive alternatives. The FTC could appeal this ruling to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals so the fate of the rule may not be over. But, for now, the Non-Compete Rule will not take effect on September 4.

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